That's not how we do it in Texas

Well, I guess that's what I get for going out of my way to defend a Mav. Dirk: 2-13 for 8 points. Get ready for a huge round of over-the-top (and probably uncalled for) evisceration of the big German.

But, in defense of what I said earlier: Only two Mavericks shot above 50 percent last game, Dasagna Diop and Maurice Ager. Only Dirk had double digit rebounds (three Warriors got as high). And Dallas' starting point guard had more TO's than assists.

Some other fun facts for the series...

Jason Terry: shot .281 from behind the arc for the series, down from .438 during the season. Went from an assist-to-TO ratio of near 3:1 to close to 1:1.

Even after a scorching first half, Jerry Stackhouse finished the series shooting 35 percent.

Devean George finished 5-25, despite most of his shots being wide open looks.

And I'm still not sure how to explain the Mavericks giving up 100+ points in five out of six games, except to point to the hot shooting of the Warriors. I wish more people would tip their hat to Golden State instead of just lambasting the Mavs. Give it a couple weeks. This won't look so embarrassing after Golden State romps all over Houston/Utah.

(And, yes, that picture is a shout-out to Mark Cuban, who for all his passion, got too smart for his own good with the Steve Nash fiasco. Imagine if Phoenix somehow beats San Antonio and it's a Suns-Warriors conference final? He'll be the unhappiest billionaire on the planet.)